Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: 1952-1954 #[nn] - First Appearance of Robert Amsel, Printings and Contents

Identification plate

Series: Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: 1952-1954 (Dark Horse, 2021 series)
Issue: #[nn]
Publication date: April 2021
Key date: April 2021
On-sale date: June 9, 2021
Indicia publisher: Dark Horse Books
Price: $39.99; 53.99 CAD
Pages: 448
Barcode: 978150672526053999
ISBN: 1-50672-526-0; 978-1-50672-526-0

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Why this issue matters

First appearance (cover) of Robert Amsel - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

First appearance of Valentin Moravec - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Rahel Rebane - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Harry H. Middleton - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Roland Childe - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Dr. N. K. Sandhu - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Mike Mignola; inks: Mike Mignola; colors: Dave Stewart	Hellboy, Herman von Klempt
1	-	illustration	1	pencils: Paolo Rivera; inks: Joe Rivera; colors: Dave Stewart	Hellboy
2	Introduction	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	script: Mike Mignola
3	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Alex Maleev; inks: Alex Maleev; colors: Alex Maleev	Robert Amsel First, Hellboy, Archibald Muraro, Jacob Stegner, Susan Xiang
4	1952 [Part One]	comic story	22	script: Mike Mignola, John Arcudi; pencils: Alex Maleev; inks: Alex Maleev; colors: Dave Stewart; letters: Clem Robins	Robert Amsel First, Trevor Bruttenholm, Cynthia Eden-Jones, Malcolm Frost, Hellboy, Margaret Laine, Archibald Muraro, Jacob Stegner, Torch of Liberty, Varvara, Susan Xiang
5	1952 [Part Two]	comic story	22	script: Mike Mignola, John Arcudi; pencils: Alex Maleev; inks: Alex Maleev; colors: Dave Stewart; letters: Clem Robins	Robert Amsel First, Hellboy, Archibald Muraro, Jacob Stegner, Susan Xiang
6	1952 [Part Three]	comic story	22	script: Mike Mignola, John Arcudi; pencils: Alex Maleev; inks: Alex Maleev; colors: Dave Stewart; letters: Clem Robins	Robert Amsel First, Hellboy, Archibald Muraro, Jacob Stegner, Susan Xiang
7	1952 [Part Four]	comic story	22	script: Mike Mignola, John Arcudi; pencils: Alex Maleev; inks: Alex Maleev; colors: Dave Stewart; letters: Clem Robins	Trevor Bruttenholm, Ilsa Haupstein, Hellboy, Karl Ruprect Kroenen, Leopold Kurtz, Archibald Muraro, Grigori Rasputin, Jacob Stegner, Varvara, Herman von Klempt, Klaus Werner von Krupt, Susan Xiang
8	1952 [Part Five]	comic story	22	script: Mike Mignola, John Arcudi; pencils: Alex Maleev; inks: Alex Maleev; colors: Dave Stewart; letters: Clem Robins	Robert Amsel First, Trevor Bruttenholm, Malcolm Frost, Hellboy, Margaret Laine, Archibald Muraro, Jacob Stegner, Varvara, Herman von Klempt, Susan Xiang
9	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Mike Mignola; inks: Mike Mignola; colors: Dave Stewart	Hellboy
10	1953: The Phantom Hand	comic story	17	script: Mike Mignola; pencils: Ben Stenbeck; inks: Ben Stenbeck; colors: Dave Stewart; letters: Clem Robins	Trevor Bruttenholm, Hellboy, Harry H. Middleton First
11	1953: Rawhead and Bloody Bones	comic story	6	script: Mike Mignola; pencils: Ben Stenbeck; inks: Ben Stenbeck; colors: Dave Stewart; letters: Clem Robins	Trevor Bruttenholm, Hellboy
12	1953: The Witch Tree	comic story	18	script: Mike Mignola; pencils: Ben Stenbeck; inks: Ben Stenbeck; colors: Dave Stewart; letters: Clem Robins	Trevor Bruttenholm, Hellboy
13	1953: The Kelpie	comic story	5	script: Mike Mignola; pencils: Ben Stenbeck; inks: Ben Stenbeck; colors: Dave Stewart; letters: Clem Robins	Trevor Bruttenholm, Hellboy, Harry H. Middleton First
14	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Michael Avon Oeming; inks: Michael Avon Oeming; colors: Michael Avon Oeming	Hellboy
15	1953: The Wandering Souls	comic story	12	script: Mike Mignola, Chris Roberson; pencils: Michael Walsh; inks: Michael Walsh; colors: Dave Stewart; letters: Clem Robins	Trevor Bruttenholm, Hellboy, Susan Xiang
16	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Paolo Rivera; inks: Paolo Rivera; colors: Paolo Rivera	Hellboy
17	1953: Beyond the Fences [Part One]	comic story	22	script: Mike Mignola, Chris Roberson; pencils: Paolo Rivera; inks: Joe Rivera; colors: Dave Stewart; letters: Clem Robins	Simon Anders, Trevor Bruttenholm, Hellboy, Valentin Moravec First, Archibald Muraro, Dr. N. K. Sandhu First, Jacob Stegner, Susan Xiang
18	1953: Beyond the Fences [Part Two]	comic story	22	script: Mike Mignola, Chris Roberson; pencils: Paolo Rivera; inks: Joe Rivera; colors: Dave Stewart; letters: Clem Robins	Hellboy, Valentin Moravec First, Rahel Rebane First, Jacob Stegner, Susan Xiang
19	1953: Beyond the Fences [Part Three]	comic story	22	script: Mike Mignola, Chris Roberson; pencils: Paolo Rivera; inks: Joe Rivera; colors: Dave Stewart; letters: Clem Robins	Hellboy, Valentin Moravec First, Rahel Rebane First, Jacob Stegner, Varvara, The Visitor, Susan Xiang
20	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Mike Huddleston; inks: Mike Huddleston; colors: Mike Huddleston	Hellboy
21	1954: Black Sun [Part One]	comic story	22	script: Mike Mignola, Chris Roberson; pencils: Stephen Green; inks: Stephen Green; colors: Dave Stewart; letters: Clem Robins	Woodrow Farrier, Hellboy
22	1954: Black Sun [Part Two]	comic story	22	script: Mike Mignola, Chris Roberson; pencils: Stephen Green; inks: Stephen Green; colors: Dave Stewart; letters: Clem Robins	Trevor Bruttenholm, Woodrow Farrier, Hellboy, Heinrich Himmler, Adolf Hitler, Karl Ruprect Kroenen, Archibald Muraro, Grigori Rasputin, Herman von Klempt, Klaus Werner von Krupt
23	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Mike Huddleston; inks: Mike Huddleston; colors: Mike Huddleston	Hellboy
24	1954: The Unreasoning Beast	comic story	22	script: Mike Mignola, Chris Roberson; pencils: Patrick Reynolds; inks: Patrick Reynolds; colors: Dave Stewart; letters: Clem Robins	Hellboy, Victor Koestler, Susan Xiang
25	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Mike Huddleston; inks: Mike Huddleston; colors: Mike Huddleston	Hellboy
26	1954: Ghost Moon [Part One]	comic story	22	script: Mike Mignola, Chris Roberson; pencils: Brian Churilla; inks: Brian Churilla; colors: Dave Stewart; letters: Clem Robins	Trevor Bruttenholm, Roland Childe First, Cynthia Eden-Jones, Woodrow Farrier, Hellboy, Margaret Laine, Archibald Muraro, Jacob Stegner, Susan Xiang, Mao Zedong
27	1954: Ghost Moon [Part Two]	comic story	22	script: Mike Mignola, Chris Roberson; pencils: Brian Churilla; inks: Brian Churilla; colors: Dave Stewart; letters: Clem Robins	Roland Childe First, Cynthia Eden-Jones, Hellboy, Valentin Moravec First, Archibald Muraro, Rahel Rebane First, Susan Xiang
28	1954: The Mirror	comic story	8	script: Mike Mignola; pencils: Richard Corben; inks: Richard Corben; colors: Dave Stewart; letters: Clem Robins	Trevor Bruttenholm, Hellboy
29	Hellboy and the B.P.R.D. 1952 Sketchbook	illustration	18	script: Mike Mignola; pencils: Alex Maleev, Mike Mignola; inks: Alex Maleev, Mike Mignola; colors: Alex Maleev
30	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Mike Mignola	Hellboy
31	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Alex Maleev; inks: Alex Maleev; colors: Alex Maleev	Hellboy
32	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Alex Maleev; inks: Alex Maleev; colors: Alex Maleev	Hellboy
33	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Alex Maleev; inks: Alex Maleev; colors: Alex Maleev	Hellboy
34	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Alex Maleev; inks: Alex Maleev; colors: Alex Maleev	Hellboy, Herman von Klempt
35	-	illustration	1	pencils: Ben Stenbeck; inks: Ben Stenbeck	Hellboy
36	Hellboy and the B.P.R.D. 1953 Sketchbook	illustration	20	script: Ben Stenbeck, Paolo Rivera; pencils: Ben Stenbeck, Paolo Rivera; inks: Joe Rivera, Ben Stenbeck, Paolo Rivera; colors: Ben Stenbeck, Paolo Rivera
37	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Paolo Rivera; inks: Paolo Rivera; colors: Paolo Rivera	Hellboy, Jacob Stegner, Susan Xiang
38	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Paolo Rivera; inks: Paolo Rivera; colors: Paolo Rivera	Hellboy
39	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: David Mack; inks: David Mack; colors: David Mack	Hellboy
40	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Mike Mignola; inks: Mike Mignola; colors: Dave Stewart	Hellboy
41	Hellboy and the B.P.R.D. 1954 Sketchbook	illustration	10	script: Katii O'Brien; pencils: Brian Churilla, Stephen Green, Patrick Reynolds; inks: Brian Churilla, Stephen Green, Patrick Reynolds
42	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Eric Canete; inks: Eric Canete; colors: Eric Canete	Hellboy
43	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Mike Huddleston; inks: Mike Huddleston; colors: Mike Huddleston	Hellboy
44	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Mike Huddleston; inks: Mike Huddleston; colors: Mike Huddleston	Hellboy
45	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Mike Mignola; inks: Mike Mignola; colors: Dave Stewart	Hellboy
46	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Mike Mignola; inks: Mike Mignola; colors: Dave Stewart	Hellboy
47	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Mike Mignola; inks: Mike Mignola; colors: Dave Stewart	Hellboy

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Sources

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